Funds for the emergency dredging of Lahaina Harbor and the next phase of construction for the Lahiana Bypass have been secured under a House budget bill that now advances to the state Senate for review.

The Maui House delegation secured an estimated $165 million in Capital Improvement Project funds for various projects across Maui County as part of a budget bill that now advances to the state Senate for further consideration.

The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation will be working this week on the right hand turn at the corner of the Honoapiʻilani Highway and ʻAholo Road, just north of the Puehuehuiki Cemetery in West Maui.

The Lawmakers Listen event runs from 6 to 7:30 p.m. tonight, at the Kīhei Charter School stage room, located in the Līpoa Center in the old Hapa’s location near First Hawaiian Bank on East Līpoa Street.

“He personally demonstrates the value of a healthy lifestyle by coaching as well as teaching our keiki during the critical middle school years when they thrive in the presence of good role models and reminders of concrete goals,” said Rep. McKelvey.